System and method for processing alphanumeric characters for display on a data processing device

Abstract

A system is described comprising: character analysis logic configured at a data service to analyze original content requested by a data processing device, the original content containing one or more original characters; a database containing display capabilities and limitations of said data processing device; the character analysis logic being further configured to determine, based on the analysis and the database, whether any original characters within the original content are not displayable by the data processing device; and character conversion logic configured at the data service to convert the original content into unoriginal content comprised of one or more displayable characters if one or more of the original characters are not displayable by the data processing device, each of the displayable characters corresponding to one or more of the original characters which are not displayable on the data processing device; wherein the data service is configured to transmit the converted content to the data processing device. The above amendments do not add any new matter. They merely correct matters of form and more clearly express the contents of the invention.

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       30 . A method comprising: 
 performing an analysis of original content at a data service;    determining at the data service, based on the display capabilities of a first data processing device and the analysis of the original content, whether the original content is not displayable by the first data processing device;    if the original content is not displayable by the first data processing device, converting the original content into converted content that is displayable on the first data processing device;    transmitting the converted content to the first data processing device.    storing the original content at the data service;    receiving at the data service a response from the first data processing device, the response comprising the converted content; and    in response to receiving the response at the data service, transmitting the original content from the data service to a second data processing device.    
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the original content comprises one or more original characters, the step of determining whether the original content is not displayable by the first data processing device comprises the step of determining whether any of the original characters are not displayable by the first data processing device, and the step of converting the original content into converted content comprises the step of converting the original characters into one or more displayable characters, each of the displayable characters corresponding to one or more of the original characters which are not displayable on the first data processing device.  
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the original content comprises an e-mail message.  
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the original content comprises an instant message.  
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the original characters comprise hieroglyphic characters.  
   
   
       35 . The method of  claim 34  wherein the hieroglyphic characters comprise a character selected from the group of Japanese characters and Chinese characters.  
   
   
       36 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the second data processing device is a personal computer.  
   
   
       37 . The method of  claim 36  wherein the original content comprises a first e-mail message and the response is a second e-mail message sent by the first data processing device.  
   
   
       38 . The method of  claim 30  further comprising the step of maintaining a database of the display capabilities of the first data processing device.  
   
   
       39 . The method of  claim 30  further comprising the step of performing one or more compression techniques on the converted content to reduce bandwidth required to transmit the converted content to the first data processing device.  
   
   
       40 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the original content comprises a web page.  
   
   
       41 . The method of  claim 40  wherein the web page comprises an embedded object, the step of converting the original content into converted content that is displayable on the first data processing device comprising the step of converting the embedded object from an original format into a converted format.  
   
   
       42 . The method of  claim 41  wherein the embedded object is an image.  
   
   
       43 . The method of  claim 41  wherein the embedded object is an audio stream.  
   
   
       44 . A system comprising: 
 a content analysis logic configured to analyze original content at a data service to determine, based on the display capabilities of a first data processing device and the analysis of the original content, whether the original content is not displayable by the first data processing device;    a content conversion logic to convert the original content into converted content that is displayable on the first data processing device, if the original content is not displayable by the first data processing device;    a communication apparatus for transmitting the converted content from the data service to the first data processing device and receiving a response from the first data processing device, the response comprising the converted content;    a memory for storing the original content at the data service; and    logic for transmitting the original content from the memory to a second data processing device in response to receiving the response at the data service.    
   
   
       45 . The system of  claim 44  wherein the original content comprises one or more original characters, the content analysis logic being further configured to determine whether any of the original characters are not displayable by the first data processing device, and the content conversion logic being further configured to convert the original characters into one or more displayable characters, each of the displayable characters corresponding to one or more of the original characters which are not displayable on the first data processing device.  
   
   
       46 . The system of  claim 45  wherein the original content comprises an e-mail message.  
   
   
       47 . The system of  claim 45  wherein the original content comprises an instant message.  
   
   
       48 . The system of  claim 45  wherein the original characters comprise hieroglyphic characters.  
   
   
       49 . The system of  claim 48  wherein the hieroglyphic characters comprise a character selected from the group of Japanese characters and Chinese characters.  
   
   
       50 . The system of  claim 44  wherein the second data processing device is a personal computer.  
   
   
       51 . The system of  claim 50  wherein the original content comprises a first e-mail message and the response is a second e-mail message sent by the first data processing device.  
   
   
       52 . The system of  claim 44  further a database of the display capabilities of the first data processing device, the content analysis logic being configured to access the database.  
   
   
       53 . The system of  claim 44  wherein the communication apparatus further comprises compression logic to compress the converted content to reduce bandwidth required to transmit the converted content to the first data processing device.  
   
   
       54 . The system of  claim 44  wherein the original content comprises a web page.  
   
   
       55 . The system of  claim 54  wherein the web page comprises an embedded object, the content conversion logic comprising logic to convert the embedded object from an original format into a converted format.  
   
   
       56 . The system of  claim 55  wherein the embedded object is an image.  
   
   
       57 . The system of  claim 55  wherein the embedded object is an audio stream.